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OPINION

Mail: Healthcare, letter policy and Trump

As a nurse in the Emergency Department at Rapides Regional Medical Center, I want to take a moment to recognize those legislators who made healthcare a priority this past legislative sesion. Tough votes had to be made, and I applaud those lawmakers who carried through with their promise to protect healthcare, patients and our local hospitals.

As a caregiver in the hospital, I see firsthand how important healthcare services are to our community. Because of decisions made this year by the legislature, we are able to continue to keep our ER open 24/7 for emergencies and have experts on hand in case the unexpected happens.

Funding cuts affect everyone. They lead to the elimination of services; they cause longer wait times in the ER because we cannot hire as many doctors and nurses; and they affect the type of life-saving equipment that we can afford. I would like to personally thank the legislators who were recognized as Champions for Healthcare in our area for voting in support of hospitals and healthcare this session. It is because of them that we can continue to offer quality healthcare services to everyone in the Alexandria/Pineville area.

Shawn Moreau, RN, BSN, CEN

Alexandria

Letter policy

What a breath of fresh air! I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who breathed a sigh of relief when I read Randy Benson’s editorial “Let’s have a civil discussion this year.”

There should be more respect for our candidates as well as for the offices they hold and, after all, they do have families.

In the military the soldiers are commanded to salute the officers for the office they hold, even if they do not like the officer.

Thanks, Mr. Benson, for taking out the garbage. Too bad that the media will not follow your example.

Maxine Fletcher

Alexandria

Veritas

“There’s no reason for him (President Barack Obama) to ever fold, because he knows that a big proportion, the vast majority of the Republicans are on his side.” Donald Trump said recently on Face the Nation.

Since we can assume the vast majority of Democrats agree with President Obama and now Trump says the vast majority of Republicans agree with him, who then is Donald Trump representing since it’s neither the vast majority of the Republicans or the Democrats?

It’s astounding that a major candidate for a major party could state categorically that his party’s vast majority agreed with Democrats and yet his intentions where to thwart the will of the vast majority of both Republicans and Democrats.